5 Things to know for Thursday in Pa. news

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about in Pennsylvania on Thursday:

SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WILL PROBE WHETHER GRAND JURY SECRECY WAS VIOLATED DURING INVESTIGATION OF FORMER PENN STATE COACH JERRY SANDUSKY

A judge has given attorney James Reeder six months to investigate and report what he finds to state officials.

TWO-FER-ONE UPSET: SOME GOOD NEWS OUT OF STATE COLLEGE AS NITTANY LIONS UPSET FOURTH-RANKED MICHIGAN

Last night's 84-78 victory was Penn State's first in the Big Ten this season, snapping an 18-game conference losing streak that stretched back to last February.

THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES DOING A VICTORY DANCE

The Pennsylvania Ballet is set to announce its 50th anniversary season and unveil its brand new $17.5 million facility on the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia later today.

FLAGS AT HALF STAFF FOR SLAIN FEDEAL PRISON GUARD AS QUESTIONS LOOM

The FBI is continuing to investigate Monday night's slaying of Corrections Officer Eric Williams at the Canaan federal prison in Waymart. Although an inmate is being held as a suspect, he's yet to be publicly named or charged.

PEEK-A-BOO, RENT-TO-OWN COMPUTERS SEE YOU

Attorneys in a federal class-action suit say Pennsylvania-made spyware was installed on rental computers that secretly sent 185,000 emails to Atlanta-based furniture renter Aaron's Inc. The software was designed to shut down computers if customers didn't keep up their payments, but it could also be used to take webcam pictures and record other sensitive information while connected to the Internet inside customers' homes.